President Trump tied together fights over policy proposals and a top cabinet post, attaching passage of a voter-security measure to leadership of U.S. intelligence services and renewal of the spying program known as FISA.

President Trump named Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, after a bipartisan backlash to his earlier choice of Bill Pulte. The move all but assures that Mr. Pulte will hold the job, at least for a while.

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage.

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Trump said he would block renewal of warrantless surveillance unless it was attached to his voter ID bill in a spat with Congress over key nominations.